# http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2331/why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [February 9, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-www-straightdope-com-columns-read-2331-why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus/745661 "2016-02-09T22:48:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vincetheotherone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Vincetheotherone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vincetheotherone)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-www-straightdope-com-columns-read-2331-why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus/745661/1 "2016-02-09T22:48:01Z")
I’ve always believed that the origin of Milk Duds came from Malted Milk Ball duds. If you eat enough malted milk balls you will eventually encounter a non-crunchy “dud”. They are so good you wish they could make them on purpose and if they tried they would probably be a lot like Milk Duds. Anyway, why would they call them “Milk” duds? A name out of thin air? I don’t care what the Milk Duds site says, I’m sticking to what makes sense to me. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-www-straightdope-com-columns-read-2331-why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus/745661/2 "2016-02-10T00:42:43Z")
Going with whoosh here, but since you never know; Malted Milk Balls are a crunchy, cookie-like center inside a chocolate shell. Milk Duds are filled with caramel. Interesting theory that a failed Malty Ball can suddenly transmute to caramel from dry cookie, but has anybody actually, you know, asked that question before? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-www-straightdope-com-columns-read-2331-why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus/745661/3 "2016-02-10T04:38:15Z")
We ask contributors to this forum to post links to the column in question, as always. Here, our OP has certainly made sure to do that! ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-www-straightdope-com-columns-read-2331-why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus/745661/4 "2016-02-11T01:03:20Z")
Verily. But not what I was referring to. The OP was inferring Malty Ball transmutation. Surely this is not a serious subject. On the other hand; Malty balls…mmmmm! Milk Duds…mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm! ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-www-straightdope-com-columns-read-2331-why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus/745661/5 "2016-02-11T03:58:01Z")
> [@Vincetheotherone](#): > > I don’t care what the Milk Duds site says, I’m sticking to what makes sense to me. Never a good plan. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-www-straightdope-com-columns-read-2331-why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus/745661/6 "2016-02-11T17:29:13Z")
> [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](#): > > Malty balls…mmmmm! Milk Duds…mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm! [Chef] Ooh…come and suck on my chocolate malty balls…put 'em in your mouth and suck 'em [/Chef] ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-www-straightdope-com-columns-read-2331-why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus/745661/7 "2016-02-12T00:49:47Z")
That’s it. Back to Twizzlers. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/http-www-straightdope-com-columns-read-2331-why-are-milk-duds-called-milk-duds-plus/745661/8 "2016-02-12T21:51:46Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > [Chef] > Ooh…come and suck on my chocolate malty balls…put 'em in your mouth and suck 'em > [/Chef] Is chef related to Pete Schweddy? 😉